Peppermint Gum has unique peppery minty notes and a strong sweet fragrant aroma. The leaves have long been used for medicinal purposes, including as a tea. A great native alternative to other mint herbs it brings a strong minty overtones to sweet and savoury dishes alike. Use sparingly for subtle flavour and increase for more a intense taste.
Perfect for… teas, ice cream and chocolate.
The Davidson Plum is a dark purple-red rainforest plum. It has a pleasantly sour, tangy plum flavour with a rich, fruity aroma. With high levels of natural antioxidants. Using the plum as a ground powder works best, rather than the whole fruit, due to the intense fruit acidity and low…
Drooping Sheoak is a small erect tree, 4-11 m high x 3-6m wide. Dense rounded crown and dropping soft needle-like foliage. Planting info: Well-drained soil in full sun. Good screen and stock shelter-belt tree. Seed capsules attract seed eating birds.
Ruby Saltbush produces edible yellow or red berries, can be eaten raw or soaked in water to make a tea. Ruby Saltbush grows about 2mm in diameter and spreads outward with a height of 1m. Planting info: Coastal and inland. Full sun or part shade. Well drained soil.
Chocolate Lily Tufted foliage to 30cm x 30cm with tall stems of chocolate scented mauve flowers in spring to summer. Chocolate Lily dies down late summer to edible tubers. Planting info: Likes full sun to part shade and moist to well drained soils. Drier in summer.
